Language Arts Projects
- Chmura, Gail. (1999). "Using
Reading Strategies to Help Computer Science Students Better Understand
Technical Material." Oakton
High School. Fairfax County Public Schools.
- This high school
computer science teacher studied what happens when she uses the CLOZE
reading strategy with her computer science students to help them understanding
programming concepts found in technical reading materials.
- Painter, Diane. (1999). What happens when students
use their reading, process writing, and creative design skills to create
multimedia presentations?" Deer
Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.
- A team of teachers
at Deer Park Elementary School won a National Council of Teachers
of English (NCTE) teacher research grant to study what literacy skills
students in the elementary grades use when researching topics and
creating multimedia presentations on those topics.
- Poole, Barbara & Smith, Kerry. (2000).
"Finding
the link to independent reading." Deer
Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.
- Two fourth grade
teachers wanted to know whether or not their reading incentive programs
were truly effective in helping to encourage children to read independently.
This research project focuses on the types of programs they have developed,
the attitudes the students displayed and expressed about reading independently,
and the teachers' thoughts on what reading programs and approaches
to reading that they may want to implement in the future.
- White, Lee. (2000).
"What
happens when first graders work with reading buddies in an electronic
literacy program?" Deer
Park School, Centreville, VA. Fairfax County Public Schools.
- A team of first,
third and fourth grade teachers won an Impact II Inquiry Grant to
study the effective uses of WiggleWorks, an electronic literacy program
for students in primary grades. In this study, grade one students
worked with older peer buddies in grades three and four as they engaged
in the program activities.
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